Five ways to gain knowledge

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You are smart. You’ve got a fancy degree. You have 15+ years’ experience. You have direct reports. You took an executive education course last year. You read the news. You read trade publications. You read blogs. You are on Twitter. Are you up to date on every possible industry twist? Not sure?
Where does insight come from? Introspection? Team work? Multinationals? Universities? Consultants? In truth, why choose one source of insight? Tap into open innovation, foster internal skunk works, hire expert networks, meet with startups, frequent/scout universities, engage in co-creation of knowledge with different communities depending on the issue at hand.
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